A PPT showing how to form Reported Speech in English

1. REPORTED SPEECH (By Lola Forriol) The next day... The right sentence is: I saw Jane yesterday and she told me that she was travelling to Oxford the next day I am travelling to Oxford tomorrow I saw Jane yesterday and she told me that I am travelling to Oxford tomorrow ?

2. What changes in a sentence in Reported Speech? 1. The verbs 2. The pronouns and possesive adjectives 3. Some adverbs (now and there words) Example: I am watching my favourite programme now Tom said (that) he was watching his favourite programme then

3. 1. Verb tense changes: Examples: Present Simple Past Simple Past Simple Past Perfect Present Perfect Past Perfect Future (will) (would) I saw a snake She said (that) she had seen a snake She will come He said (that) she would come

4. 2. Pronouns & adjectives changes: It depends on the person who the message is referred to Example: You are stupid! She said that I was stupid She said that we were stupid She said that he was stupid

5. 3. Now and there words: Some adverbs have to change in order to keep the same meaning. Example: We are waiting here They said (that) they were waiting there

9. C. Commands In commands you change the imperative into infinitive Example: Paul told his son to go and do his homework Chris told his mother not to kiss him The introductory verb in commands is told+object ‘ Go and do your homework’ ‘ Don’t kiss me’